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New  York,  April  25,  1898. 

To  the  Trustees: 

The  Committee  on  Buildings  and  Grounds  respectfully 
report : 

That  they  have  caused  to  be  prepared  and  submit  herewith 
a  list  of  the  gifts  and  endowments  of  the  University,  with  the 
names  of  benefactors,  with  a  view  to  perpetuating  the  names 
of  such  benefactors.  While  the  Committee  have  in  mind 
especially  the  recognition  of  contributions  made  for  the  pur¬ 
chase  of  the  new  site  and  the  erection  of  buildings,  they  are 
impressed  with  the  importance  of  adopting  a  general  system 
by  which  the  names  of  all  donors  shall  be  preserved  and  due 
expression  given  to  the  University’s  appreciation  of  their 
gifts. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  held  May  2,  1892,  the  follow¬ 
ing  resolution  was  adopted : 

“  Resolved,  That  the  Trustees  hereby  declare  their  pur- 
“  pose  to  perpetuate  in  some  suitable  way  in  connection 
“  with  the  work  of  the  College  the  names  of  all  donors 
“  to  the  general  fund  for  the  purchase  of  the  new  site 
“  and  for  the  erection  of  buildings  thereon.” 

In  pursuance  of  this  resolution  Havemeyer  Hall  and  Scher- 
merhorn  Hall  have  been  designated  by  the  names  of  their 
donors,  and  an  inscription  has  been  placed  in  the  Library 
conforming  to  the  wish  of  the  donor.  It  would  seem  fitting 
that  tablets  should  be  placed  in  both  Havemeyer  Hall  and 
Schermerhorn  Hall  bearing  the  names  of  the  donors.  (Reso¬ 
lution  No.  1.) 

In  pursuance  of  the  resolution  above  quoted  the  names  of 
other  contributors  to  the  new  site,  which  are  given  in  detail 
on  page  36  of  the  pamphlet,  should  be  placed  in  some  one  of 


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the  new  buildings.  The  most  suitable  place  for  this  purpose 
would  seem  to  be  Alumni  Memorial  Hall,  and  your  Commit¬ 
tee,  therefore,  recommend  that  in  any  plan  or  design  to  be 
finally  adopted  for  Memorial  Hall  provision  be  made  for  tab¬ 
lets  bearing  the  names  of  such  donors,  and  of  such  others  as 
may  hereafter  contribute  to  the  site  or  buildings,  who  are  not 
otherwise  recognized.  (Resolution  2.) 

It  is  to  be  noted,  however,  that  Mr.  Abram  S.  Hewitt  in 
contributing  $5,000  towards  the  purchase  of  the  new  site  ex¬ 
pressed  the  wish  that  a  free  scholarship  be  founded  in  connec¬ 
tion  with  the  gift,  and  suggested  that  subscriptions  be  raised 
by  an  offer  to  establish  free  scholarships  in  recognition  of 
similar  gifts.  Your  Committee  recommend  that  Mr.  Hewitt’s 
suggestion  be  carried  into  effect  by  the  establishment  of  two 
scholarships  in  the  College,  to  be  designated  the  Hewitt  Schol¬ 
arships,  to  be  open  to  competition  to  graduates  of  the  New 
York  City  High  Schools.  (Resolution  3.) 

The  gifts  for  the  new  site  mentioned  on  page  36  include 
only  the  sums  given  specifically  for  that  purpose.  A  very 
large  gift  which  has  been  applied  to  that  purpose,  however, 
is  that  of  Daniel  B.  Fayerweather,  amounting  to  upwards  of 
$308,000.  In  view  of  the  magnitude  of  this  gift  and  of  the 
generous  impulse  which  inspired  it,  it  would  seem  only  just 
that  it  should  be  recognized  in  an  adequate  and  conspicuous 
manner.  The  most  available  means  of  doing  so  is  afforded 
by  the  buildings  which  have  not  yet  been  named.  The  amount 
of  the  bequest  somewhat  exceeds  the  cost  of  the  Physics  Build¬ 
ing,  and  your  Committee  would  recommend  that  this  building 
be  designated  as  Fayerweather  Hall.  (Resolution  4.) 

Another  bequest  calling  for  recognition  is  that  of  Joseph 
W.  Harper,  who  left  to  the  College  the  sum  of  $5,000.  In 
view  of  Mr.  Harper’s  long  connection  with  the  College  and 
deep  attachment  to  it,  your  Committee  believe  that  no  more 
appropriate  or  useful  means  of  applying  this  gift  can  be  found 
than  by  the  endowment  of  two  free  scholarships  in  the  Col¬ 
lege  to  be  known  as  the  Harper  Scholarships,  to  be  awarded 
upon  competition  to  graduates  of  the  High  Schools.  Your 
Committee  recommend  that  both  the  Harper  Scholarships  and 


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the  Hewitt  Scholarships  be  competitive  in  order  that  they  may 
be  distinctly  recognized  as  rewards  of  merit  and  as  honors, 
and  that  they  also  be  made  to  serve  the  purpose  of  establish¬ 
ing  a  connection  between  the  College  and  the  High  Schools. 
The  Scholarships  might  well  be  arranged  so  that  one  shall 
become  available  each  year.  (Resolution  3.) 

It  will  be  seen  from  an  examination  of  the  list  of  gifts  and 
endowments  that  the  College  has  from  time  to  time  received  a 
large  number  of  funds  which  have  been  donated  for  or  applied 
to  specific  purposes,  and  in  order  that  these  may  not  be  lost 
sight  of,  and  may  also  serve  as  a  suggestion  to  future  bene¬ 
factors,  the  Committee  recommend  that  the  list  of  these 
special  funds,  together  with  such  others  as  may  be  created 
hereafter,  be  published  in  the  Annual  Catalogue.  (Resolu¬ 
tion  5.) 

The  College  has  also  received  a  large  number  of  gifts  in  the 
form  of  private  libraries  and  collections,  and  in  sums  of  money 
for  the  purchase  of  books.  Some  of  these  gifts  have  been 
accepted  upon  an  express  condition  that  the  library  shall  be 
kept  distinct  and  shall  bear  the  name  of  the  donor,  such  as 
the  Jay  Library,  the  Johnson  Library,  and  the  Phoenix 
Library.  In  other  cases,  where  no  condition  has  been  made, 
it  would,  nevertheless,  be  equally  appropriate  to  perpetuate 
the  name  of  the  donor.  Your  Committee,  therefore,  recom¬ 
mend  that  they  be  authorized  to  have  prepared  tablets  com¬ 
memorating  important  gifts  to  the  Library,  to  be  placed 
either  in  the  corridor  surrounding  the  General  Reading  Room, 
in  the  Law  Reading  Room,  or  in  rooms  of  the  departments 
with  which  they  are  identified.  In  the  Law  Library  tablets 
can  readily  be  placed  upon  the  book-cases,  and  the  names  of 
Peck,  Newberry  and  Trowbridge  can  appropriately  be  asso¬ 
ciated  with  the  departments  with  which  they  were  connected. 
(Resolutions  6,  7  and  8.) 

In  like  manner,  your  Committee  recommend  that  the  lab¬ 
oratories  which  have  been  endowed  or  equipped  by  individ¬ 
uals  be  designated  by  suitable  tablets.  (Resolution  9.) 

Your  Committee  would  also  recommend  that  a  book  to  be 
entitled  “  Record  of  Gifts  and  Endowments  ”  be  kept  in  the 


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President’s  office,  and  that  the  Heads  of  Departments  be 
requested  to  report  all  gifts,  however  small,  in  order  that 
they  may  be  properly  entered  and  that  a  list  may  be  pub¬ 
lished  in  an  appendix  to  the  President’s  Annual  Report. 
(Resolution  io.) 

Suitable  resolutions  are  appended. 

Respectfully  submitted. 

Seth  Low. 

John  B.  Pine. 

Frederic  Bronson. 

W.  Barclay  Parsons. 

W.  C.  SCHERMERHORN. 

F.  Augustus  Schermerhorn. 

George  G.  Wheelock. 

(1)  Resolved ,  that  the  Special  Committee  on  Buildings  and 
Grounds  be  authorized  to  have  prepared  and  placed  in  Have- 
meyer  Hall  and  Schermerhorn  Hall  tablets  bearing  the  fol¬ 
lowing  inscriptions: 

HAVEMEYER  HALL, 

Erected  in  Memory  of 

FREDERICK  CHRISTIAN  HAVEMEYER 
(Class  of  1825), 

BY 

Frederick  C.  Havemeyer,  Theodore  A.  Havemeyer, 

Thomas  J.  Havemeyer  and  Henry  O.  Havemeyer,  his 
sons,  Kate  B.  Belloni  and  S.  Louise  Jackson,  his 
daughters,  and  Charles  H.  Senff,  his  nephew. 

1897. 

SCHERMERHORN  HALL. 

Erected  by 

William  Colford  Schermerhorn — Class  of  1840. 

Trustee,  i860 — 

Chairman  of  the  Trustees,  1893 — 

1897. 

(2)  Resolved ,  that  in  any  plan  or  design  which  may  be 
finally  adopted  for  Memorial  Hall,  provision  be  made  for 
tablets  bearing  the  names  of  all  who  have  heretofore  con¬ 
tributed  or  may  hereafter  contribute  to  the  purchase  of  the 


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new  site  or  the  erection  of  buildings,  whose  names  are  not 
otherwise  perpetuated. 

(3)  Resolved ,  that  the  Trustees  approve  the  recommendation 
of  the  Committee  that  free  scholarships  be  established  in  the 
College,  two  to  be  known  as  the  Hewitt  Scholarships,  and 
two  as  the  Harper  Scholarships,  to  be  open  to  competition  to 
the  graduates  of  the  High  Schools  of  the  City. 

(4)  Resolved ,  that  the  building  now  known  as  the  Physics 
Building  be  designated  as  Fayerweather  Hall  in  recognition 
of  the  bequest  of  Daniel  B.  Fayerweather,  and  that  the  Com¬ 
mittee  on  Buildings  and  Grounds  be  authorized  to  place  a 
suitable  tablet  in  the  Hall. 

(s)  Resolved,  that  the  following  list  of  special  funds,  with 
such  others  as  may  be  hereafter  added  from  time  to  time,  be 
published  annually  in  the  Catalogue,  as  follows: 

SPECIAL  FUNDS. 

Gebhard  Fund: 

Bequest  of  Frederick  Gebhard  of  $20,000  for  the  endow¬ 
ment  of  a  Professorship  in  the  German  Language  and 
Literature.  1843. 

Fund  of  the  Society  for  Promoting  Religion  and  Learn¬ 
ing  : 

Gift  (through  Professor  McVickar)  of  $1,000  for  the 
endowment  of  two  prizes.  1852. 

“  The  Society’s  Greek  Seminary  Prize,”  and 
“  The  Society’s  English  Seminary  Prize.” 

Statutes,  Ch.  VIII,  Sec.  7. 

Sampson  Simson  Fund: 

Bequest  of  Sampson  Simson,  Class  of  1800,  of  $1,000, 
applied  to  the  endowment  of  a  fund  for  the  purchase 
of  law  books.  1 85  7 . 

Harsen  Fund: 

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Bequest  of  Jacob  Harsen,  M.D.,  Class  of  1825,  of  $31,- 
114. 10,  for  the  endowment  of  prizes  to  be  awarded  to 
students  in  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons. 

1859. 

“  Harsen  Prizes.”  Statutes,  Ch.  X,  Secs.  8,  9. 


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Moffatt  Fund: 

Bequest  of  William  B.  Moffatt,  M.D.,  Class  of  1838,  of 
$2,000,  for  the  endowment  of  Scholarships.  1862. 

“  Moffatt  Scholarships.” 

Statutes,  Ch.  XVIII,  Sec.  5. 

Stevens  Fund: 

Gift  of  Dr.  A.  H.  Stevens,  Professor  of  Surgery,  1860- 
1867,  of  $1,899.88,  for  the  endowment  of  a  prize.  1866. 

“Stevens  Prize.”  Statutes,  Ch.  X,  Sec.  12. 

Joseph  Mather  Smith  Fund: 

Subscription  fund  of  $2,378.81,  as  a  memorial  of  Dr. 
Smith,  for  the  endowment  of  a  prize  in  the  College  of 
Physicians  and  Surgeons.  1874. 

“Joseph  Mather  Smith  Prize.” 

Statutes,  Ch.  X,  Sec.  13. 

Chanler  Fund: 

Bequest  of  John  Winthrop  Chanler,  Class  of  1847,  of 
$1,000,  for  the  endowment  of  an  essay  prize.  1877. 

“  Chanler  Historical  Prize.” 

Statutes,  Ch.  VIII,  Sec.  8. 

SCHERMERHORN  FUND: 

Bequest  of  John  Jones  Schermerhorn,  Class  of  1825,  of 
$5,000,  for  the  endowment  of  Scholarships.  1877. 

“  Schermerhorn  Scholarships.” 

Statutes,  Ch.  XVIII,  Sec.  6. 

John  McKeon  Fund: 

Bequest  of  John  McKeon,  Class  of  1825,  of  $1,000,  ap¬ 
plied  to  the  endowment  of  a  fund  for  the  purchase  of 
law  books.  1885. 

Tyndall  Fund: 

Gift  of  John  Tyndall,  LL.  D. ,  Professor  of  Natural  History 
in  the  Royal  Institution  of  Great  Britain,  of  $10,800, 
for  the  endowment  of  a  Fellowship  in  Physics.  1885. 

“John  Tyndall  Fellowship  for  the  Encouragement 
of  Research  in  Physics.”  Statutes,  Ch.  XVII,  Sec.  3. 


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Alonzo  Clark  Scholarship  Fund: 

Gift  of  $14,000  as  a  memorial  of  Alonzo  Clark,  Presi¬ 
dent  of  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  1875- 
1884,  for  the  endowment  of  a  scholarship.  1887. 

“Alonzo  Clark  Scholarship.” 

Statutes,  Ch.  X,  Sec.  14. 

McKim  Fund: 

Gift  of  Charles  F.  McKim  of  $20,000,  for  the  endow¬ 
ment  of  travelling  fellowships  in  Architecture.  1889. 

“  McKim  Fellowships.”  Statutes,  Ch.  XVII,  Sec.  6. 

F.  A.  SCHERMERHORN  FUND : 

Gifts  of  F.  Augustus  Schermerhorn,  Class  of  1868,  to 
the  School  of  Architecture,  applied  to  the  endowment 
of  a  travelling  fellowship  in  Architecture.  1889. 

“  Columbia  Fellowship.” 

Statutes,  Ch.  XVII,  Sec.  6. 

Barnard  Fund  for  the  Increase  of  the  Library: 

Bequest  by  President  Barnard  of  $62,086.21,  and  aug¬ 
mented  by  a  bequest  by  his  widow,  Margaret  M.  Bar¬ 
nard,  of  $15,889.41,  to  endow  a  fund  for  the  purchase 
of  books,  especially  those  relating  to  physical  or  astro¬ 
nomical  science,  and  for  the  award  of  a  medal  for  dis¬ 
covery  in  physics  or  astronomy.  1889. 

“  Barnard  Medal  for  Meritorious  Service  to  Science.” 

Statutes,  Ch.  XVIII,  Sec.  8. 

Barnard  Fellowship  Fund: 

Bequest  by  President  Barnard  of  $10,000  for  the  endow¬ 
ment  of  a  fellowship  for  encouraging  scientific  research. 

“  Barnard  Fellowship  for  Encouraging  Scientific 
Research.”  1889. 

Statutes,  Ch.  XVII,  Sec.  4. 

Da  Costa  Fund: 

Bequest  of  Charles  M.  Da  Costa,  Class  of  1855,  Trustee, 
1886-1890,  of  $100,000,  applied  to  the  endowment  of 
the  Da  Costa  Professorship  of  Zoology  and  the  Da 
Costa  Laboratory  of  Zoology.  1890. 


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Sloane  Maternity  Hospital  Fund: 

Gift  of  William  D.  Sloane  and  Emily  Thorn  Vanderbilt 
Sloane,  of  $250,000,  for  the  endowment  of  the  Hos¬ 
pital.  1890. 

Vanderbilt  Clinic  Fund: 

Gift  of  Cornelius  Vanderbilt,  William  K.  Vanderbilt, 
Frederick  W.  Vanderbilt  and  George  W.  Vanderbilt, 
of  $115,000,  for  the  endowment  of  the  Clinic.  1890. 

Margaret  M.  Barnard  Fund: 

Bequest  of  Margaret  M.  Barnard  (the  widow  of  President 
Barnard),  of  $15,889.41  to  augment  the  fund  estab¬ 
lished  by  President  Barnard.  1892. 

Loubat  Prize  Fund: 

Gift  of  Joseph  F.  Loubat  of  $7,000  for  the  endowment 
of  two  prizes  of  $1,000  and  $400  to  be  awarded  once 
in  every  five  years  for  the  best  work  printed  and  pub¬ 
lished  in  the  English  language  on  the  history,  geog¬ 
raphy,  archaeology,  ethnology,  philology  or  numis¬ 
matics  of  North  America.  1892. 

“  Loubat  Prizes.”  Statutes,  Ch.  XVIII,  Sec.  15. 

Trowbridge  Fund: 

Gift  of  $10,000  for  the  endowment  of  a  Fellowship  in 
Engineering  as  a  memorial  of  William  P.  Trowbridge, 
Ph.D.,  LL.  D.,  Professor  of  Mining  Engineering, 
1877-1892.  1893. 

“William  Petit  Trowbridge  Fellowship  in  Engineer- 
ing.” 

Pulitzer  Fund: 

Gift  of  Joseph  Pulitzer  of  $100,000,  for  the  endowment 
of  Scholarships.  1893. 

“  Pulitzer  Scholarships.” 

Bennett  Fund: 

Gift  of  James  Gordon  Bennett  of  $1,000  for  the  endow¬ 
ment  of  an  essay  prize.  1893. 

“Bennett  Prize.”  Statutes,  Ch.  XII,  Sec.  8. 


Hamilton  Fish  Fund: 

Bequest  of  Hamilton  Fish,  LL. D,  Class  of  1827,  Trustee, 
1840-93,  of  $50,000.  In  recognition  of  this  gift,  the 
“Hamilton  Fish  Chair  of  International  Law  and 
Diplomacy,”  was  so  named.  1893. 

Henry  Drisler  Classical  Fund: 

Gift  of  $10,000,  presented  by  Seth  Low,  LL.  D.,  Class  of 
1870,  in  commemoration  of  the  semi-centennial  of  Pro¬ 
fessor  Drisler  in  the  service  of  the  College,  for  the  en¬ 
dowment  of  a  fund  for  the  purchase  of  books  and 
works  of  art  for  the  Greek  and  Latin  Departments. 

1894. 

Grant  Squires  Fund: 

Gift  of  Grant  Squires,  Class  of  1885,  of  securities  yielding 
an  income  of  $50,  for  the  endowment  of  an  essay  prize. 

“Grant  Squires  Prize.”  1895. 

Statutes,  Ch.  XVIII,  Sec.  14. 

Atwill  Fund: 

Gift  of  Mrs.  Cornelia  A.  Atwill  of  $6,000  for  the  endow¬ 
ment  of  the  “Stuart  Scholarships  ”  in  memory  of  her 
grandsons,  Sidney  Barculo  Stuart,  Class  of  1880,  and 
Eugene  Talman  Stuart,  Class  of  1881.  .  1896. 

“  Stuart  Scholarships.” 

Statutes,  Ch.  XVIII,  Sec.  13. 

Alexander  I.  Cotheal  Fund  for  the  increase  of  the 
Library. 

Gift  of  Mrs.  Samuel  R.  Lawrence  and  Mrs.  James  R. 
Swords  of  $6,000  in  memory  of  their  brother,  Alex¬ 
ander  I.  Cotheal,  for  the  endowment  of  a  fund  for  the 
purchase  of  books  in  the  Oriental  Languages,  or  re¬ 
lating  to  Oriental  subjects.  1896. 

Robert  Center  Fund  for  Instruction  in  Music. 

Gift  of  Mrs.  Mary  Elizabeth  Ludlow,  of  real  estate  and 
securities  valued  at  $110,000,  for  the  endowment  of  a 
fund  for  instruction  in  music  as  a  memorial  of  her  son, 
Robert  Center,  applied  to  the  maintenance  of  a  pro¬ 
fessorship.  1896. 


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Students’  Loan  Fund: 

Gift  of  Jacob  H.  Schiff  of  $5,000,  for  the  aid  of  needy 
students.  1896. 

H.  C.  Bunner  Fund: 

Gift  of  $1,000  for  the  endowment  of  an  essay  prize. 

“  H.  C.  Bunner  Medal.”  1896. 

Statutes,  Ch.  XVIII,  Sec.  16. 

Illig  Fund: 

Bequest  of  William  C.  Illig,  Class  of  1882  (S.  of  M.),  for 
the  endowment  of  an  essay  prize.  1897. 

“Illig  Prize.”  Statutes,  Ch.  II,  Sec.  9. 

(6)  Resolved ,  that  the  Special  Committee  on  Buildings  and 
Grounds  be  authorized  to  have  prepared  and  placed  in  the 
corridor  surrounding  the  General  Reading  Room  in  the 
Library  suitable  tablets  bearing  the  names  of  Benefactors 
who  have  contributed  largely  to  the  support  or  resources  of 
the  Library. 

BENEFACTORS  OF  THE  LIBRARY. 

Joseph  Murray, 

a  Governor  of  King’s  College,  who  bequeathed  his 
library  and  ^8,000. 

*756- 

Dr.  Bristow,  of  London, 

who  bequeathed  his  library. 

1763- 

Major  Edward  Clarke, 

who  bequeathed  ^1,000  for  the  purchase  of  books. 

1785. 

Stephen  Whitney  Phcenix  (Class  of  1859), 

who  bequeathed  his  library  and  residuary  estate. 

1881. 

The  Association  of  the  Alumni  of  Columbia  College, 

which  presented  the  library  of  Henry  J.  Anderson,  M.D., 
LL.  D.,  Class  of  1818,  Professor  of  Mathematics  and 
Astronomy,  1825-1843,  Trustee  1851-1875. 

1879. 


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The  Trustees  of  Temple  Emanu-El, 

who  presented  the  Temple  Emanu-El  Library  of  Biblical 
and  Rabbinical  Literature. 

1892. 

Frederick  A.  P.  Barnard,  S.T.D.,  LL.D., 

President,  1864-1889, 
who  bequeathed  his  library. 

1889. 

David  Hosack,  M.D.,  LL.D.,  Class  of  1790, 

Professor  of  Botany  and  Materia  Medica,  1795-1811. 

Henry  Drisler,  LL.D.,  Class  of  1839, 

Tutor  and  Professor  in  the  Latin  Department,  1843-1897. 

Nathaniel  F.  Moore,  LL.D.,  Class  of  1802, 

Professor  of  Greek  and  Latin,  1817-1835;  Librarian, 
1837-1839;  Trustee,  1842-1851 ;  President,  1842-1849. 

Abiel  Abbot  Low. 

Charles  H.  Senff. 

General  J.  Watts  De  Peyster,  LL.D.,  Class  of  1840. 

Alexander  I.  Cotheal. 

William  C.  Schermerhorn,  Class  of  1840, 

Trustee,  i860;  Chairman  of  the  Trustees,  1893-. 

Mrs.  Samuel  Lawrence  and  Mrs.  James  R.  Swords, 
founders  of  the  Alexander  I.  Cotheal  Fund. 

Joseph  Florimond  Loubat  (Due  de  Loubat), 

founder  of  the  Gaillard-Loubat  Library  Endowment 
Fund,  and  of  the  Loubat  Prize  Fund. 

J.  Ackerman  Coles,  M.D.,  Class  of  1864. 

(7)  Resolved ,  that  the  Committee  be  authorized  to  have  pre¬ 
pared  and  placed  upon  the  book  cases  in  the  Law  Library 

tablets  bearing  the  following  inscriptions: 

Johnson  Library: 

Law  Library  of  William  Samuel  Johnson,  LL.D.,  the 
first  President  of  Columbia  College,  presented  by  his 
grandson,  William  Samuel  Johnson,  1858. 


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Jay  Library: 

Presented  by  John  Jay,  LL.  D.,  Class  of  1836,  consisting  of 
books  from  the  law  libraries  of  his  grandfather,  John 
Jay,  Class  of  1764,  first  Chief  Justice  of  the  United 
States;  of  his  uncle,  Peter  Jay,  Class  of  1774;  and  of 
Judge  William  Jay. 

Da  Costa  Library: 

Bequeathed  by  Charles  M.  Da  Costa,  Class  of  1855, 
Trustee,  1886-1890. 

and  upon  the  book  case  containing  the  Townsend  Library 
of  War  Records,  a  tablet,  bearing  the  following  inscription: 

Townsend  Library  of  War  Records: 

Presented  by  F.  Augustus  Schermerhorn,  Class  of  1868. 

(8)  Resolved ,  that  the  Committee  be  authorized  to  have  pre¬ 
pared  tablets  in  recognition  of  the  following  gifts,  to  be  suit¬ 
ably  placed  in  the  rooms  of  the  departments  with  which  the 
gifts  are  connected : 

The  Library  of  William  G.  Peck,  LL.  D. : 

Professor  of  Mathematics  and  Astronomy,  1861-1892. 
Presented  by  his  widow. 

1892.  , 

The  Northrop  Library  of  Biology: 

Presented  by  Charles  H.  Senff,  in  memory  of  John  I. 
Northrop,  Class  of  1884,  E.M.,  Ph.  D.,  Tutor  in  Biology, 
1891. 

1893. 

The  Library  of  John  S.  Newberry,  M.D.,  LL.D: 

Professor  of  Geology  and  Palaeontology,  1861-1892.  Pre¬ 
sented  by  his  widow. 

1893. 

The  Library  of  William  Petit  Trowbridge,  Ph.D.,  LL.D.  : 

Professor  of  Mining  Engineering,  1877-1892.  Presented 
by  his  widow. 

1893. 


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The  Library  of  Holbrook  Cushman,  Class  of  1878: 

Instructor  in  Physics,  1891-1895.  Presented  by  his 
father. 

1894. 

(9)  Resolved ,  that  the  Committee  on  Buildings  and  Grounds 
be  authorized  to  have  prepared  and  put  in  place  suitable  tab¬ 
lets  designating  the  several  laboratories  and  collections  which 
have  been  endowed,  equipped  or  given  by  individuals,  as 
follows : 

LABORATORIES  AND  COLLECTIONS. 

Torrey  Herbarium: 

Presented  by  Dr.  John  Torrey,  Professor  of  Botany, 
1860-1873. 

i860. 

Da  Costa  Laboratory  of  Zoology: 

Endowed  by  Charles  M.  Da  Costa,  Class  of  1855; 
Trustee,  1886-1890. 

1890. 

Huntington  Collection: 

Presented  by  George  S.  Huntington,  M.D.,  Professor  of 
Anatomy. 

1895- 

Henry  R.  Worthington  Laboratory  of  Hydraulic  En¬ 
gineering  : 

Presented  by  Charles  C.  Worthington  in  memory  of  his 
father,  Henry  R.  Worthington. 

1897. 

Allis  Steam  Engineering  Laboratory: 

Presented  by  W.  W.  Allis,  in  memory  of  his  father, 
Edward  P.  Allis. 

1897. 

Crooke  Herbarium: 

In  recognition  of  the  gifts  of  J  J.  Crooke. 

(In  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons.) 

McClelland  Pathological  Laboratory: 

Erected  with  the  bequest  of  John  McClelland,  M.D. 

1891. 


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to.  Resolved,  that  in  accordance  with  the  recommendation 
of  the  Committee,  a  book  to  be  entitled  “  Record  of  Gifts 
and  Endowments  ”  be  kept  in  the  President’s  office,  and  that 
the  Heads  of  Departments  be  requested  to  report  to  the 
President  all  gifts,  however  small,  in  order  that  they  may  be 
properly  entered;  and  that  a  list  of  such  gifts  may  be  pub¬ 
lished  as  an  appendix  to  the  President’s  Annual  Report. 

ii.  Resolved ,  that  the  Special  Committee  on  Buildings  and 
Grounds  be  authorized  to  modify  the  phraseology  and  ar¬ 
rangement  of  the  inscriptions  contained  in  the  preceding 
resolutions,  and  from  time  to  time  to  provide  additional 
tablets  bearing  the  names  of  such  other  benefactors  as  may 
in  the  judgment  of  the  Committee  deserve  such  recognition. 


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